Delhi High Court
Private Unaided Schools Are Subject To Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 If Service Conditions Are Governed By Statutory Provisions Like DSEAR, 1973 : Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court bench comprising of Justice Prateek Jalan held that a private unaided school is subject to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution if its service conditions are governed by statutory provisions like the Delhi School Education Act and Rules, 1973 (DSEAR). Background Facts The petitioner was appointed as a Post-Graduate Teacher in Chemistry in...
UP Woman On Death Row In UAE For Infant's Murder Executed On February 15: Centre Informs Delhi High Court
The Union Government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that an Indian woman, resident of Uttar Pradesh, who was on death row in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for alleged murder of a four month old child, was executed on February 15.The woman was awarded death sentence on July 31, 2023 and the same was upheld by the Court of second instance. She was languishing in Al Wathaba Central Jail. ASG...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Extortion Threat Of Leaking Insurance Company's Confidential Customer Data
While granting temporary injunction in favour of Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company, the Delhi High Court restrained unknown entities from publishing, distributing or disclosing the company's confidential data pertaining to its customers, after the company received a ransomware threat. The Court further directed removing a rogue website NivaBupaLeaks.com, which contained the insurance...
Child In Conflict With Law Being Treated As Adult Can't Be Tried Jointly With Adult Offender: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the trial proceedings of a child alleged to be in conflict with law and an adult offender cannot be held jointly after a preliminary assessment of Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) is done declaring the child in conflict with law to be psychologically and physically mature.“Therefore, in the opinion of this Court, as per plain reading of Section 23 of JJ Act,...
Delhi High Court Rebukes DDA For Improper, Excess Demarcation Of Land For Hospital; Says Can't Demand Ground Rent On Ambiguous Boundaries
The Delhi High Court has reprimanded the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for failing to properly demarcate a plot of land for constructing a hospital, leading to allotment of excess land to the lessee, non-execution of the lease deed and the demand for ground rent from the lessee before proper demarcation of the land. Justice Manoj Jain remarked “The failure on the part of DDA to...
Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Delay In Disposal Of Matters Before National Faceless Appeal Centre
The Delhi High Court has expressed grave concern over the pendency of over 5.4 Lakh appeals before the National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC).The body was created for faceless assessment under Section 143 or 144 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by the insertion of Section 144B via the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020.A division bench of Chief...
Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Compliance Of Higher Courts' Orders To Conclude Trials Expeditiously
The Delhi High Court has issued directions to the trial courts in the national capital for compliance of higher courts' orders to conclude pending trials expeditiously in a time bound manner.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that where any direction is passed to the trial court by a higher court for expeditious conclusion of trial but the concerned judge is on long leave or where the Court...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Order Rejecting Challenge To JDU's Internal Elections Electing Nitish Kumar As President
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Janata Dal United's (JDU) expelled member Govind Yadav against a single bench order, which dismissed his petition challenging the internal party elections held by JDU in 2016 electing Nitish Kumar as President of the political party.Yadav challenged the internal party elections conducted in 2016, 2019 and 2022 on the ground that they were...
Delhi High Court Lists Pleas Challenging CLAT 2025 Results To April 07, Underscores Anxiety In Students
The Delhi High Court on Monday listed for April 07 a batch of petitions challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test-2025 (CLAT-2025) examination held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate law courses in various National Law Universities.The pleas were filed in various High Courts across the country and were transferred by the Supreme Court to...
Appellate Tribunal For Foreign Exchange Can't Pronounce Person 'Guilty' Of Offences Under FERA Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange cannot pronounce a person “guilty” of the offences under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.Justice Jasmeet Singh said that pronouncing a person “guilty” has serious consequences and to adjudicate and give a finding of “guilty” lies within the exclusive domain of the competent courts...
Yamuna River Has Surpassed Threshold, Interference In Its Restoration Not Justified: Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Uprooting Of Nurseries
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Yamuna river in the national capital has surpassed the threshold and any interference in its restorative and rejuvenation is not justified. “The present condition of the Yamuna River has surpassed the threshold where any further interference in its rejuvenation and restoration efforts—whether under the guise of humanitarian or...
Complete Ban On Students Using Smartphones In Schools 'Undesirable': Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines For Regulated Use
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that a “complete ban” on use of smartphones by students attending school is both an “undesirable and unworkable” approach.Issuing guidelines on regulated use of smartphones by students in schools, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that as a matter of policy students should not be barred from carrying smartphones to school but such use must...